For Immediate Release

AFSCME’s Saunders: Biden’s judicial nominees are all qualified and diverse; the Senate must confirm them

AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Joe Biden’s 235th judicial nominee: 

“Today it’s official: the Senate has officially confirmed 235 of President Biden’s judicial nominees, making the federal bench more demographically and professionally diverse than ever before. These highly qualified nominees include a record number of judges who are people of color, women and labor lawyers, and the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

“While this achievement is significant, we urge the Senate to continue the important work of confirming fair-minded and qualified individuals and to stay in session as long as is required. We especially encourage the confirmation of the three remaining Circuit Court nominees, particularly labor lawyer Karla Campbell for the 6th Circuit. President Biden’s nominees haven proven their commitment to upholding the rule of law. Our democracy will be stronger with their confirmation.”

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AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, childcare providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families. 

AFSCME’s 1.4 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in communities across the nation, serving in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and freedom and opportunity for all working families.

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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
1625 L Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036-5687
Telephone: (202) 429-1145
Fax: (202) 429-1120

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